Limonium sinuatum Sky Blue seeds - Waved Sea Lavender

Limonium sinuatum 'Sky Blue', also known as statice or sinuate sea lavender, is an annual variety prized for its abundant and long-lasting flowering, ideal for dried or fresh cut flower arrangements. This plant forms tall, branching clumps and produces light inflorescences composed of small sky-blue flowers surrounded by papery bracts, with a white centre from summer to autumn. These very decorative flowers retain their hue and shape once dried. They are prized in floral art.

Native to the Mediterranean basin, Limonium sinuatum is a tender perennial plant, well-suited to warm, sunny climates. It thrives in light, well-drained soils, even calcareous or poor ones, and tolerates drought well once established.
The 'Sky Blue' statice is a horticultural selection with light blue flowers. This plant forms a basal rosette of dark green, elongated, and wavy leaves, from which rigid, angular stems emerge, bearing the flowers in airy panicles. The whole plant measures between 60 and 90 cm in height. It is very often cultivated as an annual in our climates, especially as its growth is very rapid: the sinuate statice flowers 14 to 16 weeks after sowing, or approximately 100 to 120 days, depending on growing conditions. Its nectar-rich flowering, which extends from June to October, attracts pollinators and its it will self-seed year after year in favourable soil.

The 'Sky Blue' statice is a truly easy flower to dry; simply cut the stems as long as possible, and hang them upside down in a cool, dry, and airy place. They retain their lovely sky-blue colouring for a long time; it will fade only slightly. In the garden, as in a vase, it lightens more opulent flowerings like those of ornamental dahlias or hybrid lilies. It can also be combined with fine plants like gaura or cosmos to create natural and balanced scenes.